The Nappy Cat Chronicles

Internet Stuff: Last.fm Beta

If you’ve never used last.fm, it’s a way of tracking the music that you play on your computer and/or iPod or other mp3 player. Out of boredom and/or curiosity, I ponied up $3 and became a subscriber. This allows me to access last.fm’s test areas. And it just so happens that they are in the midst of a major redesign.

You can access my normal account here. My beta account, which can be looked at via the thumbnails below, looks cleaner and seems to be more space efficient. Instead of a box containing cover art and band images that appear to be competing for space, the beta layout is less chaotic and the data is presented in squarer sections. Overall, last.fm appears to be headed in the right direction. But I do miss the gray background. White on white can be so boring